How to reference resource from Resources file

[Bootzilla33]

I have a bunch of messages in a Constants file that I want to convert all string constants for messages displayed to users to be moved to a localized/globalization resource file. I created a Resources.resx file and I'm trying to figure out how to reference a resource in a controller. For example this resource in my Resources.resx file

internal static string ExamItemResponseAddSuccessfully {
get {
return ResourceManager.GetString("ExamItemResponseAddSuccessfully", resourceCulture);
}
}

I want to reference it in a controller POST action to replace the bolded reference to the string constant in the method below. How do I reference the resource above in the method below.

public async Task CreateDorItemResponse(CreateEditDorItemResponseViewModel dorToCreateItemResponse, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
{
// Create a new Dor Item PacketResponse to receive the required properties from the view model
var newDorItemResponse = new DorItemResponse();

        // Attempt to transfer the properties from the view model into the Dor
        if (ModelState.IsValid)
        {
            try
            {
                //Get the item to return back to Edit Item page.
                var item = await \_dorService.GetItemAsync(dorToCreateItemResponse.ItemId, cancellationToken)
                    .ConfigureAwait(true);
                // Save the Dor Item Response
                \_mapper.Map(dorToCreateItemResponse, newDorItemResponse);
                newDorItemResponse.CreatedBy = User.Identity.Name;
                newDorItemResponse.ModifiedBy = User.Identity.Name;
                await \_dorService.CreateEditItemResponse(newDorItemResponse, User.Identity.Name, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(true);
                **TempData.Put(TempDataKey.Dor.RESPONSE\_ADD\_MESSAGE, StatusMessageModel.Create(Constants.Dor.RESPONSE\_ADD\_SUCCESS, false));**
                return RedirectToAction(nameof(EditDorItem), new {id = item.ItemId, dorId = item.DorId});
            }
            catch (Exception)
            {
                // Save failed, add an error message and reload the same page
                TempData.Put(TempDataKey.Dor.RESPONSE\_ADD\_MESSAGE, StatusMessageModel.Create(Constants.Dor.RESPONSE\_UPDATE\_FAIL));
            }
        }
        // Validation failed, reload the same page

[Richard Deeming]

Something like this should work:

TempData.Put(TempDataKey.Dor.RESPONSE_ADD_MESSAGE, StatusMessageModel.Create(Properties.Resources.ExamItemResponseAddSuccessfully, false));

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[Bootzilla33]

Richard Deeming wrote:

TempData.Put(TempDataKey.Dor.RESPONSE_ADD_MESSAGE, StatusMessageModel.Create(Properties.Resources.ExamItemResponseAddSuccessfully, false));

I'm trying to replace the TempData.Put(TempDataKey...) stuff because I that is in the Constants file and I'm getting rid of that altogether. I want to have the message come from the Resources file.

[Richard Deeming]

As far as I can see from your question, the values in the TempDataKey class represent the key of the TempData item. The message constants are defined in the Constants class, which is why I replaced that constant with the value from the resource file. The TempData key will never be shown to the user.

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